Zygomaturinae

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Zygomaturinae Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Zygomaturus tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Vombatiformes
Family:	†Diprotodontidae
Subfamily:	†Zygomaturinae
Genera
†Silvabestius †Neohelos †Raemeotherium †Plaisiodon †Zygomaturus †Kolopsis †Kolopsoides †Hulitherium †Maokopia

Skill of Neohelos on display

The Zygomaturinae are an extinct subfamily of marsupials. The phylogeny and taxonomy of this clade is poorly understood and problematic. Zygomaturines are currently thought to be a subfamily within Diprotodontidae, rather than a distinct family.

References

Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand (page 91)

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